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No. 81,745. Patented Sept. 1, 1868.

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Be it known that we, CHARLES BROWN, of the city ofBuil'alo, county ofEi-ie, and State' of New York, and 1 DAVID Ii. MILLER, ofMadison, in the county of Morris,'and Stateof N ew Jersey, have invented a new and improved Press for Baling Short-Out Hay; andwe do hereby declare that the following is a fnlh cle ar, and

exact description thereof,.refereneo being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification;

The nature of our invention consists, v First, in covering the slots out in the. sides of the press-boxfor the passage of the follower by metal'plates, connected to and moving with the follower, so that the escape of the hay through said slots, in the act of press- ,ing, is prevented, and a virtuallytight press-box secured.

Second, in making one side of the press-hox, in addition to the ordinary top and front doors thereof, movable, so that after the bale islpressed and hound, the'pressu'ro upon all sides thereof maybe relieved, and the halo removed from the press-box without'difliculty.

Third, in .a certain arrangement of friction-brakes, by which the descent of the follower may be controlled. Fourth, in a mode of connecting together the links of the chains, by which motion is communieated to the follower,- which enahles-them to wind spirally upon the Windlass-shafts or drums, and prevents he riding'br mounting of'the successive coils, the one upon the other.

iFifth, in the arrangement of.a.hinged partition in the press-hox, so that two small bales may be pressed at the same time.

' In the drawings- Figure I is a sideelevation of our said improved baling-press, Figure II is a front scctienalelevation, Figure III is a cross-section, Figure IV is a top plan, and I 'Figlire V is a back side el evation thereof.

Like letters refer to like parts in each of the figures. i V A A represent a rectangular frame of wood, lined inside with plank, A, and forming the press-box B B, the upper part, B, of which contains the bale when pressed, and the lowerpart or extension, -B, of which is traversed by the follower, which effects the compression of the halo. Thetop side of part Bis hinged, as shown ,at' B, to the main frame A, forming a door, I), and the front side thereof is also hinged to the frame A, as

shown at Bflforining a. door, B". These doors, B and B", when opened, permit the removal of the hale, the top door only being opened in filling the press-box with loose hay. The top door 13 is secured against the pressure "of the follower by stout haiku B hinged to the frame, and swinging over the projecting ends of the cross-heads B passing over the door. The front door, B", is secured by the hinged plate 13 connected to the corner post of frame, and lapping overupon'the door, said plate having a lever or arm, B at tached to it,.with which a hook, B on the door, engages when the door is closed, and holds fast the same,

G represents the follower, which traverses the part B in, compressingthe' hole, the follower having a strong cross-head, C, assin across under it, the ends of which cross-head pro'ect thropgh the vertical slots C, out

P a J in. the sides of the press-box, said slots extending through the whole length of theApart B, which the follower traverses. i v

D D represent the Windlass-shafts or drums, from which motion is communicated to the follower through the chains E, leading therefrom, and'connccting to the projecting ends of the cross-head G. The shafts D D are located on. opposite sides of the press-hex, at or near the base of t 0 part B, and'supported in strong bearings attached to the corner posts of the frame A. g F F are worm-whecls keyed upon the back ends of shafts D D, and G is a worm-shaft, extending across the hack side'of the press-box, and engaging with'said wormqvheels, and, by its revolution, imparting motizn thereto The driving-power is applied to this worm-shaft in any convenient manner. The worm-shaft is supported in slotted bearings, G, attnched'to frame A, and is made to throw in and out of geanwith the wormwheols, as follows:

H is a rockshaft, locate'd below the worm-shaft, and supported by bearings, H, upon the cros's-railof the frame A. H are connections leading up from the ends of the rock-shaft, to which they are connected eccentrically, and-emhracing the worm-shaft,.so as not to interfere with the revolution thereof. H is a hand-lever attached to IOOk SlIGlQJJy which a partial revolution may be given thereto, which will cause the eccentric connections H to raise or lower theworm-'shaft, and'throw the same in or out of gear with the worm-wheels, according to the direction in which the lever is moved.

When the worm-shaft is thrown out of gear, the Windlass-shafts are free to revolve, and the weight of the follower and cross-head will cause the chains to unwind therefrom, and the follower and cross-head to descend. Owing to the very considerable weight-of the follower and cros's-hoad, their descent would be too rapid unless checked by the application of some external resistance to the revolution of the Windlass-shafts.

Provision is therefore made for this resistance, by the arrangement of friction-brakes, I, to act upon the worm-wheels; v

These brakes I consist simply of curved metal plates, one end of each being connected to the frame A, and the other end to the worm-shaft, as shown at I, in a manner not'to interfere with the free revolution of said shaft. The upward movement of the worm-shafnby the means before described, which throws the some out of gear-lwith the worm-wheels, will also bring the friction-plates Iincon'tact with theworru-wheelm'and thereby oppose any required resistance tnthe descent of the follower and cross-head. v

The chains E are composed of flat linlrs, formed with eyes at each end, through which the joint-pins pass in a common'and'well-known manner. My improvement consists in so arranging the links as that the axial line of the chain shall incline to the joint-pins, it being, inchains'of this .class as heretofore constructed, at right angles to the joint-pins.

This result is accomplished by lapping each successive link upon the-sumo side of the preceding link, instesd'of a tern-sting, as is the' commou construction.' (This arrangement of the links'is mostaclearly shown in Fig. I.) The connection of the chain to the Windlass-barrels is, therefore, con siderably upon one side of the line upon which the cross-head 'moves, although the joints remain parallel with the shaft, s'o that the-chain may wind properly thereon. The line of the chain being inclined to the shaft, will cause it to wind spirally thereon, without the successive coils riding or mounting the preceding ones.

The slots 0 in the press-box are covered by the thin metal plates J, hinged to the follower, and moving therewith. These plates are, in turn, covered by platesJ', secured to the part B of the press-box, but these plates J are not essential. The sheet of the plates J is to prevent the escape of the liay through the slots C, and therefore adapt the press especially to the baling of short-cut hay.

The side K of the part B is connected to the frame A by'two hinged bars, K, (as in a common parallel rnler,) so that it may he swung bacl': a short distance with a parallel movement, in order to fully release the halo after the doors B and Bare opened. The swinging movement is effected by a bent levcr, K, having its fulcrum on the frame A, one arm connected to the side K by a link, K, and operated by a link, K, connecting with its other arm, and with an arm, K, projecting from the hinged plate B, so that when the plate 13 is swing ing back to release the front door, it-will also move the side K.

i The link K may have its connection with the bent lever slotted, as shown at K, so that the door 13 may [be fully released and opened, if desired, before the movement of the side K takes place.

The part B of the press-box is provided with a' thin metal partition, L, hinged-to one side thereof, as shown at L, and dividing the same into two equal parts. The'lower edge of the plate is sharpened, so that it may divide the hay as it is brought up from the part B by the movement of the follower, and thereby form two distidct bales of hay at the same operation. The hinging of the plate is to prevent unequal pressure upon opposits s ides thereof, in the act of pressing, should there be a. greater quantity of hay on one side thanupon the other. Four distinct holes may be formed at the same time, if desired, by the use of two false followers inserted into the press-box when the some is half filled with hay. This dividing of the halo is only desirable when the demands of local trade require the hay to be put up in very small quantities. The partition L-is or may be made so-thatitmay be removed oninserted, as occasion may require.

The operation and manner of manipulating machines of this class are too well understood to require any special explanation thereof.

Having thus described our improved machine, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is 1. The arrangement of the covering-platcs J, connected to the follower, and moving therewith, substan- .ia.lly as herein described. p V

2. The arrangement of the removable side' K of the part-B'of the press-box, suspended and moving upon he hinged 'harsK K, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. Thecombination andarrangement of the friction-brakes I with the worm-shaft G and \vorm-wheelsF F,

nd eccentric rockshaft H and its connections, substantially as described.

4. The hinged partitiou'L, arranged in the' part B of the press-box, asand for the purpose set forth.

' CHARLES BROWN, DAVID L. MILLER.

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